The heavy downpour across the UAE from Friday until Saturday morning has led to flooding in many parts of the country, causing traffic jams.
As a result, motorists experienced long tailbacks in major roads in Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the early morning of Saturday.
On its Twitter account, the Dubai Media Office said, “Unusually heavy rain has hit Dubai, with rainfall reaching 150 mm/hour for 2.5 hours, according to preliminary reports, resulting in water ponds in some areas of the emirate and traffic diversions.”
Unusually heavy rain has hit Dubai, with rainfall reaching 150 mm/hour for 2.5 hours, according to preliminary reports, resulting in water ponds in some areas of the emirate and traffic diversions.
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) January 11, 2020
The knee-deep floods in Abu Dhabi made the Airport Road almost impassable.
Meanwhile, the Dubai International Airport on Twitter told passengers to head early to the airport for their flights.
“Due to heavy rainfall, Dubai International (DXB) is currently experiencing flight disruption and roads surrounding the airport are congested. Customers are advised to allow extra time to get to the airport ahead of their flight, and use the Dubai Metro where possible.”
Advisory: Due to heavy rainfall, DXB is experiencing flight disruption & roads are congested. We advise customers to allow significant extra time to get to the airport and use Dubai Metro. Customers should check their flight status with their airline or on https://t.co/7DoBPjBtrz
— Dubai Airports (@DubaiAirports) January 11, 2020
As of this posting, operations at DXB are still affected by the flooding this morning. “Flight delays are likely to continue throughout the day,” DXB said on Twitter.
Update: Operations at DXB are still affected due to heavy rain and flooding this morning. Flight delays are likely to continue throughout the day. Some flights have been cancelled or diverted to DWC. Check your flight status on https://t.co/7DoBPjBtrz or your airline’s website
— Dubai Airports (@DubaiAirports) January 11, 2020
“Joint efforts to restore traffic operations and minimize disruption are ongoing,” said the Dubai Media Office.
Joint efforts to restore traffic operations and minimise disruption are ongoing by @RTA_Dubai, @DMunicipality and @DubaiPoliceHQ in compliance with standard protocols.
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) January 11, 2020
